====== Identified Walkers & Archetypes ======
This is a quick list of the all identified walkers and their archetypes in the Mercyverse. Each name will take you to their
individual character page that has expanded details.\\

===== How to Read the Format: =====
**For Avatars**\\
**Name**: Alphabetical by first name (Some characters have had no last name reveal as yet) - Link will lead to individual character page with expanded details.\\
  * **IA**: Initial Appearance (Book or Short Fiction) - Link will lead to series or short fiction summaries and snapshot.\\
  * **Affiliated Archetype** (If Known): Some characters are linked with Archetypes as their avatars and this link will lead to pages with expanded details. \\

**For Archetypes**\\
**Name**: Alphabetical by first name (Some characters have had no last name reveal as yet) - Link will lead to individual character page with expanded details.\\
  * **IA**: Initial Appearance (Book or Short Fiction) - Link will lead to series or short fiction summaries and snapshot.\\
  * **Affiliated Avatar** (If Known): Some characters are linked with Archetypes as their avatars and this link will lead to pages with expanded details. \\
  * **Human Guise**: Description \\
  * **Known Characteristics & Information:**\\

====== Main Characters ======
===== Mercy Thompson Series =====
==== Coyote|Archetype ====
[[Coyote]]
**IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ 
__**Avatars:**__ \\
[[Carson Twelvespoons]] **Deceased**\\
[[Gary Laughingdog]] \\
[[Joe Old Coyote]] **Deceased**\\
[[Mercy Thompson]]\\

__**Human Guise:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]
  * leathers looked as if he'd worn them long enough that they fit him like a second skin; thin patches were rubbed on the insides of this legs, as if he'd ridden on horseback a lot
  * hide was darker under his arms and in the small of his back
  * wore a porcupine quill-worked belt from which a coyote tail swung freely; the colors on the quillwork were faded, and the coyote tail was a little ragged
  * workingman's hands, rancher's hands, callused and scarred; a man's hands, but not an old man; one finger had been broken and reset crooked
  * hair hung in two thick braids that were finished with a red leather tie stopped just below his shoulder blades
  * handsome and young with a devil-may-care air 

__**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]
  * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]]
  * a power but not one who asked to be worshipped
  * the reality of all coyotes; the archetype; the epitome
  * walks in one world at a time; can do this without being trapped because his sisters wait for him and his descendants anchor him 
  * brings change and chaos; chaos is never simple unless you are Coyote  
  * understands that the universe is all one
  * doesn't worry about understanding anything, which is why he understands so much
  * runs more on instinct than logic
[[Night Broken]]
  * the spirit of mischief, of second chances, of adaptation
[[Storm Cursed]]
  * trickster<sup>207</sup>

====Gary Laughingdog====
[[Gary Laughingdog]]
  * **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]]
  * **Archetype**: [[Coyote]]

====Mercy Thompson====
[[Mercy Thompson]]
  * **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]]
  * **Archetype**: [[Coyote]]

===== Alpha & Omega Series =====



====== Recurring & Minor Characters ======
===== A =====
===== B =====
==== Bear|Archetype ====
**IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ 
__**Avatars:**__ \\
__**Human Guise:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]
  * Indian man; older with wrinkled face and white hair
  * wore very pale hunting leathers that were very plain except for the fringe around the shoulder seams
  * voice is a big rumbling sound that somehow fitting coming from that fierce old body

__**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]
  * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]]
  * was part of [[Mercy Thompson]] vision quest
  * happy for the [[River Devil]] to eat the world so it could be made new again; does not like change
  * unhappy with pollution; roads and railways; anything that destroys hunting grounds and leaves only a tiny fraction of the forests free
  * agrees with [[Wolf]] who believes Mother Earth cannot move underneath the cement and steel
  * joined forces to help Mercy defeat the River Devil; when they were all alive, they'd been able to harry her, to play off one another's strengths; but as they died, they lost the ability to distract her
  * likes sweets

==== Beaver|Archetype ====
**IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ 
__**Avatars:**__ \\

__**Human Guise:**__ \\
__**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
  * part of the [[Coyote]] story about the monster who lived in the Columbia river at the time of the (Archetype) first people, before we humans were here. 
  * monster ate those who live in the river; who fished the river; Great Spirit sent Coyote to help
  * helped them to escape out its mouth, its gills, its bottom
  * Beaver was the last to leave; barely escaped out the beast's sphincter—and that's why the beaver's tail is flat and has no hair

==== Bobcat|Archetype ====
**IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ 
__**Avatars:**__ \\
__**Human Guise:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]
  * Indian man
  * traditional native garb; hunting leathers
  * rich dark brown with ornate quillwork around the neckline
  * stains on his clothes, as if he'd gone hunting many times wearing that particular shirt and leggings

__**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]
  * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]]
  * liked by [[Coyote]]; could tell by the tone of his voice
  * was unhappy and uneasy and didn't like to be there
  * Coyote told him the hunting grounds are good here; you just have to find them—as was always true
  * sun is still warm and the flowers still smell sweet
  * Gordon suggested either Coyote or himself should take him to Disneyland
  * Calvin told him; to give it a chance and that he wouldn't find it so horrible here
  * Raven told him to not hold on so hard to the past that you die with it; and that things change whether you want them to or not
  * likes sweets

===== C ===== 
====Carson Twelve Spoons====
[[Carson Twelve Spoons]] **Deceased**
  * **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]]
  * **Archetype**: [[Coyote]]

===== D =====
===== E =====
===== F =====
==== Fox|Archetype ====
[[Fox]]\\
**IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]]\\
__**Avatars:**__ \\

__**Human Guise:**__ \\
__**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]
  * was part of [[Mercy Thompson]] vision quest

====Fred Owens====
[[Fred Owens]]
  * **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]]
  * **Archetype**: [[Hawk]]

===== G =====
====Garden====
[[Garden]] \\
  * **IA**: [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #6: [[Wild Sign]]
  * **Archetype**: [[Singer in the Woods]]

===== H =====
====Hank Owens====
[[Hank Owens]]
  * **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]]
  * **Archetype**: [[Hawk]]

==== Hawk|Archetype ====
[[Hawk]]\\
**IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ 
__**Avatars:**__ \\
[[Fred Owens]]\\
[[Hank Owens]]\\
[[Jake Campbell]]\\

__**Human Guise:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]
  * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]]
  * Indian man
  * traditional garb; had a red cloth wrapped around his head, almost like a turban, from which maybe a dozen brownish red feathers stuck straight up
  * wore a beaded breechclout that reached his knees in front and back
  * shirt was a striped cotton that looked to have been loomed by hand rather than machine from the irregularity of the weave
  * heavily accented voice

__**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]
  * owes [[Coyote]] a few favors
  * does not approve of Coyote because he has always been more concerned with the two-legged people than the people in fur
  * feels the Great Spirit should have stopped with the Archetypes
  * helped to free his avatar from the mark of the River Devil; sand-and-drop thing
  * is impetous; left the stonehenge but came back for the fight
  * likes sweets
  * remained in animal form for the battle from the air

===== I =====
====Iktomi Spider|Archetype====
[[Iktomi]]\\
**IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]] \\ 
__**Affiliated:**__ \\
[[Coyote]]\\
[[Raven]]\\
__**Avatars:**__ \\

__**Human Guise:**__ \\
__**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
[[Storm Cursed]]
  * The Spider
  * trickster like Raven and Coyote; with a crueler edge than either of them<sup>207</sup>

===== J =====
====Jake Campbell====
[[Jake Campbell]] 
  * **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]]
  * **Archetype**: [[Hawk]]

====Joe Old Coyote====
[[Joe Old Coyote]] **Deceased**
  * **IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]]
  * **Archetype**: [[Coyote]]

===== K =====
===== L =====
====Leah Cornick Baby====
[[Leah Cornick Baby]] **Deceased**\\
  * **IA**: [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #6: [[Wild Sign]]
  * **Archetype**: [[Singer]]

==== Lynx|Archetype ====
[[Lynx]]\\
**IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]]\\
__**Avatars:**__ \\

__**Human Guise:**__ \\
__**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]
  * was part of [[Mercy Thompson]] vision quest

===== M =====
===== N =====
===== O =====
==== Otter|Archetype ====
[[Otter]]\\
**IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ 
__**Avatars:**__ \\

__**Human Guise:**__ \\
__**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
[[River Marked]] 
  * should feel he has something at stake
  * unfortunate; might be on the wrong side 

==== Owl|Archetype ====
[[Owl]]\\
**IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ 
__**Avatars:**__ \\

__**Human Guise:**__ \\
__**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]  
  * has a grudge against Raven; who stole his favorite shiny thing and accidentally dropped it in the ocean; a long, long time ago
  * clings to his angers

===== P =====
===== Q =====
===== R =====
==== Raven|Archetype ====
**IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ 
__**Affiliated:**__ \\
[[Coyote]]\\
[[Iktomi]]\\
__**Avatars:**__ \\

__**Human Guise:**__ \\
  * Indian man
  * in native dress; wore leggings, but his loose shirt was made of patterned red gingham and tied with a hemp belt that ended in a fringe to which tiny brass bells were tied
  * his hair was cut straight around his jawline
  * voice is hoarse, like a three-pack-a-day-for-twenty-years smoker
  * birdlike twitches
  * grins with big warm expression that is reassuring
  * eyes twinkle

__**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]
  * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]]
  * is curious
  * tells Bobcat to not hold so hard to the past that you die with it; and that things will change whether you want them to or not
  * wanders like Coyote does; knows who the FBI are
  * good friends with Coyote
  * stole Owl's favorite shiny thing and accidently dropped it in the ocean; Owl still bears a grudge
  * Raven hung the stars under the Great Spirit's direction
  * died during the battle trying to keep snake alive
[[Storm Cursed]]
  * trickster<sup>207</sup>

===== S =====
==== Salmon|Archetype ====
[[Salmon]]\\
**IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]]\\
__**Avatars:**__ \\

__**Human Guise:**__ \\
__**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\


==== Singer|Proto-Archetype ====
**IA**: [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #6: [[Wild Sign]] \\ 
__**Affiliated:**__ \\
[[Leah Cornick]]\\
__**Avatars:**__ \\
[[Zander Fernwood]]\\

__**Human Guise:**__ \\
__**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
[[Wild Sign]]
  * proto-archetype:
  * could supply the spark of life - but required two human vessels to complete the act<sup>332</sup>
  * not yet Become<sup>350</sup>
  * not like the archetypes; required living men to get women pregnant; when it died, the life force in it's children it fathered on mortal women died<sup>350</sup>

  * damaged, hungry, lonesome; it needs<sup>136</sup>
  * being witchborn doesn't matter to it<sup>142</sup>
  * a pretty name for a creature not friendly<sup>202</sup>
  * doesn't bargain like demons or fae; doesn't follow the rules<sup>202</sup>
  * it wanted walkers in the world; walkers to find out things for it and bring back food<sup>209</sup>
  * bargains with intent<sup>209</sup>
  * feeds on music; feeds on emotions<sup>254</sup>
  * powers are music and memory; they can also be used to defend against him; something defiant<sup>296</sup>
  * alien; not in body; it didn't matter what body it wore<sup>326</sup>

==== Snake|Archetype ====
**IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ 
__**Avatars:**__ \\

__**Human Guise:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]
  * was wearing a modern cowboy look
  * brown boots, jeans, earth-tone striped shirt and a brown Montana-style (narrow-brimmed) cowboy hat
  * iron gray hair was braided tightly and fell over his shoulder and almost to his knees
  * voice silky smooth and beautiful

__**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]
  * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]]
  * during the battle was able to drive his spear deep into the River Devil side due to the sacrifice of Raven

===== T =====
==== Thunderbird|Archetype ====
[[Thunderbird]]\\
**IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ 
__**Avatars:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]
  * aren't any more Thunderbird walkers; no one to anchor him but he returned faster than Coyote

__**Human Guise:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]:[[Gordon Seeker]]\\
  * sharp brown eyes in a face that looked like it had been left out in the sun to dry too long; skin like beef jerky
  * white hair caught back in a smooth French braid down his back
  * horn-rimmed glasses and small gold studs in his ears
  * his back was bent, and his hands were curled up from arthritis; his fingers bent and knuckles enlarged
  * movements surprisingly easy
  * jeans, a plain red T-shirt under a Redskins jacket
  * a leather pouch; the most lurid pair of cowboy boots; bright lipstick red, each with a United States flag beaded in red, white and blue across the top
  * smelled of fresh air and tobacco from a pipe

__**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]
  * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]]
  * was part of [[Mercy Thompson]] vision quest
  * as a bird, he stood taller than the man he'd been
  * feathers looked several shades darker than the hawks'
  * with a massive wingspan


===== U =====
===== V =====
===== W =====
==== Wolf|Archetype ====
[[Wolf]]\\
**IA**: [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] \\ 
__**Avatars:**__ \\

__**Human Guise:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]
  * Indian man
  * young looking in an expensive three-piece suit
  * pale blue eyes that looked wrong and somehow utterly right in that oh-so-Native-American face

__**Known Characteristics & Information:**__ \\
[[River Marked]]
  * one of eight to sacrifice themselves to the [[River Devil]]
  * thought werewolves were an abomination when he first heard it; wolf trapped in the same skin as a human—always in opposition; in some ways it is abominable but thinks it is beautiful
  * the wolf is his but the man is not at all; yet it works
  * feels it is the perfect predator
  * was going to swat Mercy with the back of his hand but Adam bit him; a warning
  * thinks wolves shouldn't run with coyotes
  * in retaliation called Adam's wolf forward so he could change for days
  * took the nip personally but not one to cling to his angers
  * it takes power to pull forward Adam's wolf so strongly that his human half cannot change; none of the other archetypes have that power over here anymore which is probably why he did it; to show he's not to be trifled with
  * he could have killed Mercy if he desired; the punishment will fade away
  * agreed to sacrifice himself; unlikely that he will return to this place soon after that

[[Wild Sign]]
  * talks like words cost money<sup>349</sup>
  * wolf's children are fierce—and not too bright<sup>350</sup>

===== X =====
===== Y =====
===== Z =====
====Zander Fernwood====
[[Zander Fernwood]] **Deceased**\\
  * **IA**: [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #6: [[Wild Sign]]
  * **Archetype**: [[Singer]]



